"The original will--THE will, I call it--had been placed in the
safe of the factory several years ago. But when the gossip in the
town grew bitter, one day when we were out, some private
detectives entered the house with a warrant--and they did actually
find a will, another will about which we knew nothing, dated later
than the first and hidden with some papers in the back of a
closet, or sort of fire proof box, built into the wall of the
library. The second will was identical with the first in language
except that its terms were reversed and instead of being the
residuary legatee, Sanford was given a comparatively small
annuity, and the Elmores were made residuary legatees instead of
annuitants."
"And who are these Elmores?" asked Kennedy curiously.
"There are three, two grandnephews and a grandniece, Bradford,
Lambert, and their sister Miriam."
"And they live--"
"In East Point, also. Old Mr. Godwin was not very friendly with
his sister, whose grandchildren they were. They were the only
other heirs living, and although Sanford never had anything to do
with it, I think they always imagined that he tried to prejudice
the old man against them.
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